21st Century Community Learning Centers
Family Services Resources
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Public Library Demonstration: Call your local librarian to schedule a date for a Family Literacy
Night.
Librarian can:
• Guide parents on how to complete an application for a library card
• Give details about services the library provides, including ESOL Adult Learning
Education, Citizenship Classes, Story Time, and Conversation Circles
• Explain how to access and use the Palm Beach County Public Library website
• Explain the resources offered
Visit: http://www.pbclibrary.org/locations-and-hours/branches.
Safe Kids Palm Beach County: A community based program offering education and materials
to families to decrease preventable injuries in children. Visit their site to schedule a program at
your site or download resources.
Topics include:
• Drowning Prevention
• Home Safety
• Pedestrian Safety
• Bicycle Safety
• Child Passenger Safety
Visit: http://www.safekids.org/coalition/safe-kids-palm-beach-county.
Drowning Prevention Coalition of PBC: Request a Water Safety educational seminar for
families by completing the following form:
http://www.pbcgov.com/drowningprevention/registration.htm. Educational resources also
available.
For more information contact [email protected] or call 561-616-7069.
Visit: http://www.pbcgov.com/drowningprevention/did_you_know.htm.
PBC Fire Rescue Community Education: Offers information and materials to families.
Topics include:
• Fire Safety
• Injury Prevention
• Hurricane Awareness
• First Aid
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Car Seat Checks
Informational CPR
Call to schedule program:
North County: 561-616-7074
South County: 561-616-7051
Central County: 561-616-7050
West County: 561-616-7049
Literacy Coalition Palm Beach County – Turning Bullies into Buddies: A literature-based
character education program for students and their families with a focus on anti-bullying.
Contact:
Nancy Birardi
561-767-3355
[email protected]
Visit: http://www.literacypbc.org/Programs/Turning-Bullies-into-Buddies/.
Community Partners: Offers a parenting program that provides parent positive solutions for
raising children successfully.
Contact:
Nurie Diaz, Coordinator
561-841-3500 ext. 4010
Visit: http://www.cp-cto.org/parent-childcenter.
Boys Town – Common Sense Parenting: Provides parents and other caregivers with
techniques that can help them build good family relationships, prevent and correct
misbehavior, and improve positive behavior. These informative classes are presented in the
community and at schools.
Visit: http://www.parenting.org/common-sense-parenting.
SDPBC Homeless Education Assistance Resource Team (HEART):
Typical responsibilities of HEART:
• Inform parents, guardians, or youth of educational rights
• Link homeless students with educational and other services, which can include
preschool and health services
• Provide school supplies and if needed, school uniforms
• Coordinate district Transportation Services to maintain home school stability
• Ensure Free School Meals (free breakfast and lunch)
• Attend School-Based Team meetings to garner additional student supports
• Provide outreach services to students living in shelters, motels, and other temporary
residences
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Assist with summer camp, summer enrichment opportunities
Facilitate parental involvement specifically oriented to reaching out to parents of
homeless students
Assist with fees for AP, IB and SAT/ACT testing
Collaborate with other district programs and community agencies to meet additional
individual needs of homeless children and youth
Contact:
Nancy Ruiz, Field Coordinator, Central Area Schools
561-731-2821, PX 42821
[email protected]
Visit: http://www.palmbeachschools.org/sis/heart.
Center for Child Counseling: In partnership the School District of Palm Beach County, they
offer parenting workshops.
For more information call 561-244-9499.
Visit: http://www.allboutchildren.org/index.php/programs.
Children’s Home Society of Florida – BRIDGES: Offers various types of family literacy and
parenting workshops. They will share activities to help students grow and learn while helping
families build strong bonds.
For more information call 561-740-7017.
Visit: http://www.chsfl.org/page.aspx?pid=691.
Urban League of Palm Beach County: Offer programs and services for community
development.
For more information call 561-833-1461.
Visit: http://www.ulpbc.org/programs-services/community-development.html.
Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches: JA More than Money Program teaches students and
parents about earning, spending, sharing, and saving money. It also identifies businesses that
students can start or jobs they can perform to earn money. Students play a game to learn
money-management skills and to better understand the role and importance of money in their
lives. Recommended for grades three through five. Request this free program through your
local JA office by returning the class registration form.
Visit: http://juniorachievement.com/programs.
Parent University: Parent University is a series of parenting workshops designed to appeal to
parents of all ages of children, social background, and educational status. Parent University
can be structured in many different ways. Initially, the workshops may be of a more intense
nature, say, for example on a monthly basis with several sessions and topic areas for parents to
choose from. Once your community embraces the parent university concept, a more “college
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like” atmosphere can be created in which workshops are offered on a regular basis similar to
semester university offerings. When choosing topics and speakers for your Parent University, it
is important to include topics that will appeal to the parents of your 21st CCLC students.
Visit:
http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/parents/ParentUniv/Pages/WhatisParentUniversity.aspx.
http://www.sdpirc.org/content/docs/parentinformationsheets/parentuniversityplanningguide.
pdf.
American Red Cross: Learn, practice and share about Disaster Preparedness with The
Pillowcase Project. Download Monster Guard, the App that helps kids stay safe. Follow Maya,
Chad, Olivia and all the monsters as they teach kids (aged 7-11) about how to prepare for reallife emergencies—at home plus other environments—in a fun and engaging game. Sponsored
by Disney, this free app is available to download on iOS and Android mobile and tablet devices.
Contact:
Rene D Favreau
[email protected]
561-718-4761
Visit:
www.redcross.org.
www.redcross.org/monsterguard.
NetSmartz Workshop: The NetSmartz Workshop is an online, educational resource for kids of
all ages and their trusted adults to help foster positive choices when on the Internet and in the
real world. The program is designed to be used in homes, schools, and communities. It
provides parents, guardians, educators, community leaders, and law-enforcement officials with
a wide variety of resources including activities, games, presentations, safety pledges, and
videos. These resources help trusted adults build kids’ safety awareness, prevent their
victimization, and increase their self-confidence on- and offline.
For more information call 1-888-638-7411.
Visit: www.NetSmartz.org.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office: Offers a variety of community outreach services,
including Anti-bullying and Crime Prevention programs such as Child ID.
Contact:
PBCSO
2601 S. Military Trail, Suite 28
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
561-433-2003 or 561-688-3970
SafeSteps to protect Florida’s children: SafeSteps is designed with parents in mind as they
pursue their primary responsibility of protecting the youngest members of their family. This
tool is designed to train children-as well as their parents- on child abduction prevention
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strategies. They are introduced to the concept of “bad stranger” based on a person’s actions
instead of their appearance. SAFE STEPS can assist in minimizing the risks so that families will
not suffer a similar fate. This publication contains valuable information and resources that may
be of assistance to families.
Visit:
http://www.myfloridalegal.com/ChildSafety.pdf.
http://www.safeflorida.net/SafeFL.nsf/pages/Parents.
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LITERACY
Poetry Workshop: Discuss poetry and the benefits of reading poems with children.
Parents and students can:
• Publish their own poems
• Make a Poetry Quilt
• Engage in Poetry Immersion Stations
• Read poems written by famous Children’s Poets such as Shel Silverstein and Jack
Prelutsky
Useful links:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/poetry/.
http://www.poetrysuitcase.com/Poetry_Suitcase/PoetrySuitcase.com.html.
http://jackprelutsky.com/.
Family Poems: Families write a short poem about their family. Share during the Family Service
Event.
Vocabulary Workshop: Provide parents with strategies to develop vocabulary with their child.
• Why is vocabulary development important for your child?
• Strategies to help develop vocabulary with your child.
• Design a dictionary or word journal with words and definitions that students have
learned.
Family English Exchange Program: Offer families the opportunity to have informal English
conversation sessions as a literacy workshop.
Family Alphabet Hunt: Organize a scavenger hunt where children seek out items that begin
with certain letters of the alphabet. The hunt can be in the home, classroom, or outside.
Family Author’s Party: Parents and children gather to listen to a local author do a guest
reading from their book. The reading is followed by Q & A session. Each family leaves with a
signed copy of the book.
Family Book Hunt: Make a list of clues that will assist children to find a particular book in the
library. The first one to find the book wins a prize.
Family Book Talk: A Book Talk is to convince someone to read a book just as the purpose of a
movie trailer is to get someone to see a movie. Book Talks are meant to capture the listener’s
attention, lead up to a climactic moment, and stop, without giving away important parts in the
book. A Book Talk never gives away the ending! A good Book Talk involves the audience so they
become not merely listeners, but participants by using props, Q & A, etc.
Book Theme For The Month: Families read a book from a chosen theme (countries,
ecosystems, etc.). Students draw a picture of the cover and label the picture with their family
name. The book cover illustrations are hung in the classroom.
Culture Surf: Families surf the internet to find out about a culture: country, customs, food,
weather, traditional clothing. Children prepare one page of drawings and key words to depict
each culture. Create a 21st CCLC world atlas and connect the culture pages with yarn for
location affiliation.
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Family Biographies: Families pick a grandparent, uncle, aunt or other family member to write a
brief biography. They interview the family member with a list of questions about their life (i.e.:
birthplace, occupation, marriage, and family). A simple narrative is written and a few photos
added. A family biography album can become a fun project for the entire family to do together.
It can be a simple or elaborate design, whatever style suits the family.
Family Game Night: Parents and students gather in the classroom with educational board
games at each table: Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, UNO, Scategories, Leap Frog Letter
Factory, ABC Letter Pre-school Game, Word Bingo, Letter or Word Matching and Memory
games, Rhyming games, Quizzler, etc.
Can You Make Me Buy It?: Families collect advertisements from newspapers, mail, etc. A sheet
with 3 columns gives a place to list: 1) product or services; 2) why I might buy this product or
service; and 3) why I would not buy this product or service. Families brain storm to list as many
ideas and reasons as they can. Discussion can include examining the strategies used by the
advertiser.
21st CCLC Family Book: Each family prepares one page for a classroom book. Family photos are
provided by the families or the photos can be taken in the classroom. Each family page can
include a photo, a sentence or two describing the family and drawings representing the family
interests/activities. The pages are put together in a book for all the students to view in the
classroom. Families can “check-out” the book for an evening.
21st CCLC Family Recipe Booklet: Families write out a favorite dessert or salad recipe and these
are compiled into a booklet. A photo of each family can be included. Families prepare their
recipe as an at home learning experience and bring their dish to a classroom event. Everyone
has an opportunity to “taste” each recipe and the 21st CCLC Family Recipe booklet is copied and
prepared for each family to take home.
Family History Story Prompts: The idea is to simply open the floodgates to memory and give
the families a fun and quick way to enjoy those memories together. Children interview their
parents during a group storytelling session: 1) The teacher asks a question and the students
repeat the question to their parents; and 2) A two or three minute timer lets the teacher know
when it’s time for the next question.
Here’s some interview question ideas:
• Tell me about your grandpa or grandma.
• Tell me about your first day at school.
• Tell me about a family holiday and one thing that was special you did.
• Tell me about your favorite childhood game and how you played it.
Family Reading Hand-in-Hand: Parents and students trace their hands on bright colored paper.
Each name is written on the palm. During a given time period, families write the names of the
books they read together on the fingers (one book per finger). The hand-prints are displayed
as family groups with the fingers interlocked.
Family Memory Boxes: Families decorate a box to hold special memories. Students write
letters to relatives asking them to write a story about when they were younger. Relatives who
live close by can be interviewed for stories. A notebook with a list of all family names, birth
dates and birth locations is included. Wedding invitations, birth announcements and other
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family event memory items are also included. Special “treasures” (i.e.: a sea shell from a trip to
the coast) can be included with a note describing why the item is special to the family.
Family Stories: Parents are provided with information and tools that encourage them to share
family stories (stories about the grandparents, stories about growing up, etc.). Stories can be
recorded or written out. Memory boxes or memory books can be created.
Foreign Traditions: Invite several community members who grew up outside of the US to come
and share about traditions from their native lands.
Guest Readers: Guest Readers to come to the classroom or event and read aloud to the group.
Ideas for Guest Readers and VIP guests:
• Public Safety Chiefs (police, sheriff, fire chief)
• Local Government (mayor, city manager, district and state representatives)
• Local Celebrities (news anchor, DJ, talk show host, musician, author, illustrator, etc. –
visit their website for information about how to request a personal appearance)
• Local College or High School (administrator, coach, teacher, student, etc.)
Literacy Quilts: A collection of paper squares created by students or families who have all read
the same piece of literature. Each square illustrates some theme or favorite part of the text.
The squares are taped together to form a “quilt” which reveals a group depiction of the text.
These squares will highlight important characters and events and will creatively summarize the
text. The quilt can be a celebration of a completed book.
Materials:
• 5x5 inch squares with a ¼ - ½ inch border (The border should be kept white – a name,
word, or sentence relating to the image can be written in the border area)
• 6x6 inch squares of colored paper for the completed “quilt” squares to be centered and
glued
• Writing/drawing materials
• Colored paper scraps
• Glue
• Tape
• Large wall space for display
Parent Literacy Folder: A parent’s packet containing reading strategies, a reading log, book
marks, and a check list of read aloud classic books organized by age groups.
Parent’s Favorite Book Party: Parents bring a favorite book from their childhood. A few short
readings are presented from these books. A book list is compiled during the gathering and
photocopied for each family to take home. Parents and children have time to read from the
books in a comfortable setting.
Reading Station Atmosphere: Set up family reading stations that are decorated to compliment
the theme of the book or books in the reading station: jungle, automobile, farm, camping, etc.
Parents and children can snuggle and read aloud together while the decorations set the mood
for the story. Activity stations that complement the theme would be a great follow-up activity.
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What’s In A Name?:
• Parents and students identify the letters in their names and work together to list words
that begin with the same letter as their first names.
• Parents and students use their name as an acrostic for writing a silly sentence (i.e.:
SUSAN – Salamanders Under Socks Are Nasty).
• Parents and students use their name as an acrostic to list food items that begin with the
same letters as those in their name.
• Prepare a variety of media for families to make a family poster with their names. Use
alphabet pasta, play-doh, craft foam letters, sand paper, chalk, markers, etc.
Teacher’s Favorite Book Party: Students and parents gather in the classroom while the teacher
does a reading from a favorite book. The teacher also displays and introduces other favorite
books. Parents leave with a guide about reading to their children and a book list.
Just Read, Families!: Florida’s resources (library, reading, FSA, summer reading lists) for
families, children, and educators in English and Spanish.
Visit: www.justreadfamilies.org.
Florida Literacy Coalition: Promotes, supports, and advocates for the effective delivery of
quality adult and family literacy services in the state of Florida.
Visit: www.floridaliteracy.org/.
National Center for Family Literacy: Provides information and support about initiatives that
support life improvement for the nation’s most disadvantaged children and parents.
Visit: www.familylit.org.
Reading Rockets: Offers information and resources on how young children learn to read and
what adults can do to help. Resources and publications available in English and Spanish.
Publications include:
• Creating a Home Library
• Finding the Right Book for Your Child
• Rediscover Your Public Library
• Back-to-school, for Parents!
• Children and Digital Media: Rethinking Parent Roles
• Homework Tips for Parents
Visit: www.readingrockets.org.
Colorin Colorado!: This bilingual English-Spanish site provides valuable information, activities,
and advice for Spanish-speaking parents and educators of English Language Learners. It is the
companion site to Reading Rockets. The site provides resources for families to help their
children become better readers and successful students.
Resources include:
• What you can do at home
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Helping your child succeed at school
Building Strong Parent-Teacher Partnerships
Visit: www.colorincolorado.org.
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STEM
South Florida Science Center Math and Science Night: Program offers 20 interactive activities,
experiments, and demos. Fee applies.
Visit: https://www.sfsciencecenter.org/science-nights-at-your-school.
PTO Today-School Family Science Night: Download the free kit that provides you with
resources you may need to organize and run the event, including science experiments and
activities.
Visit: http://www.ptotoday.com/sfn#science-night.
Florida Power & Light: FPL is excited to support science fairs as a way to inspire young minds
and future scientists.
FPL has also partnered with the national Theatre for Children to develop free, live school shows
to teach K-5 students all about electricity. “Men in Plaid: The Kilowatt Connection” engages
students while teaching them all about energy conservation.
Contact:
Maureen Wilt
[email protected]
Visit: www.FPL.com/education.
SDPBC Mathematics & Science Fair Information: Download 2016 Elementary Math & Science
Fair Parent/Student packages and 2016 District Elementary Mathematics & Science Fair
Rules/Handbook in multiple languages. View and print Model Projects.
Visit:
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/ec/Science/documents/ElementaryMathematicsandScienc
eFair.asp.
Discovery Education Science Fair Central: Information about what the parent’s role is during
the science project process. Help students come up with project ideas and set a timeline.
Visit: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html.
PTO Today-School Family Game Night: Families and students will love rediscovering the
‘instructional’ value of playing games and reconnecting over laughter and fun. Integrate math
and science concepts with games such as Monopoly and Kinect.
Visit: http://www.ptotoday.com/sfn#game-night.
Make and Take Math/Science Carnival: Host an evening of fun math and science activities the
entire family will enjoy. Provide all parents and students the opportunity to experience hands
on STEM activities in order to increase their skills. Seek Assistance from Math Coach (if
available).
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Provide a Parent Workshop on Think Central (Go Math!): Demonstrate how to navigate the
website and access resources such as online textbook, homework practice book, glossary,
virtual manipulatives, and other interactive tools.
Instructional Technology Fair: Host a Family Service Workshop where you teach parents how
to access and navigate the instructional technology tools offered by the SDPBC. You may
choose to host a series of workshops for programs such as: Destination/Riverdeep, National
Geographic, PBS Kids, and FCAT Explorer. Information found on SDPBC Learning Tools page.
Visit: http://palmbeachschools.org/learning_tools/elementary/.
Wells Fargo Hands on Banking Program: Students and parents can benefit from learning
about the essentials of financial education, real-world skills, and knowledge. Topics include
identifying needs vs. wants, budgeting, saving, and planning for the future. Download free
resources such as instructor guide with multiple activities and handouts. Programs are
available in English and Spanish.
Visit: http://www.handsonbanking.org/en/educators.html.
IBM Reading Companion – Web-based literacy grant initiative that uses voice recognition
technology to help children and adults learn how to read.
Users log on to the Reading Companion website and are presented with material to read. An
on-screen mentor, or companion, “reads” a phrase to the user and then provides an
opportunity for the user to read the material, using a headset microphone. Depending on the
accuracy of what was read, the companion provides positive reinforcement (i.e., “You sound
great!”), gives the user an opportunity to try again, or offers the correct reading of the words
on the screen. As the user’s skill improves, the technology reads less material so that the
learner reads more.
Visit: http://www.readingcompanion.org/.
10 Tips Nutrition Education Series: The series can provide families with easy to follow tips in a
convenient, printable format. They are also available in Spanish.
Visit: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/healthy-eating-tips/ten-tips.html.
Team Nutrition: Initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child
Nutrition Programs through nutrition education for students and their caregivers; and school
and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
Download and request free print materials.
Visit: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition.
UF-IFAS Extension – The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP): Offers a
series of free nutrition education classes to limited income families with children birth to 18. A
series of eight (8) lessons aims to help families improve their nutrition practices, manage their
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food resources, improve their dietary intake, and practice safe food handling. Scheduling
available for a free nutrition series.
For more information call 561-233-1742.
Zoo Mobile Outreach Program: The zoo educators present an educational program that
includes up-close animal encounters and amazing animal bio-facts. Fee applies.
Visit: http://www.palmbeachzoo.org/groups-zoomobile.
Solid Waste Authority: Through the Solid Waste Authority’s (SWA) Education Outreach
Program the SWA is actively involved in educating the public about the importance of recycling
and reducing waste. They offer the following:
• Environmental Lessons
• Staff Trainings
• Special Events
• Educational CD and DVD’s
• Activity Sheets
• Reference Materials
For more information call 561-640-8949.
Visit: http://www.swa.org/site/recycling/educational/educational_programs.htm.
4-H School Enrichment and Afterschool Programs: The 4-H Youth Development Program is a
program of the University of Florida/FAS in PBC. 4-H provides a wealth of resources to assist
educators, students, and families with ensuring the academic and social success of students. 4H programs offer an array of subjects such as STEM, natural resources, agriculture, healthy
living, and citizenship.
For more information call 561-233-1731.
Publix Family Math Night: Experience how math connects to the real world! Families will
search the aisles for answers to math questions and apply their math skills on an activity sheet.
Families should receive an incentive for completing the “Scavenger Hunt.”
Contact your local Publix Grocery Store and speak to the manager.
Visit: http://store.publix.com/publix/.
SDPBC School Food Service Department: Invite a guest speaker such as a SFS representative
or your very own cafeteria manager to speak on the districts initiative to provide Healthy Meals
for all families in the county.
For more information call 561-383-2000.
Visit: www.palmbeachschools.org/sfs.
Reach Out to the Community and Business Partners: Suggestions include local Pediatricians,
Dentists, School Nurse, Fitness Instructors, and Blood Mobile to discuss general health and
wellness with your 21st CCLC families.
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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Outreach Opportunities: The Marinelife Center offers
interactive presentations regarding ocean conservation and educational exploration. They can
customize their outreach program to meet the needs of your school site. Fees apply.
Contact:
Demi Fox, Outreach Coordinator
561-627-8280 ext. 107
[email protected]
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